At Hays STEAM Academy in Odessa, Texas, the 4th Grade teacher combines EiE units with real-world cultural examples to empower her students to experiment with engineering.
Sheryl Garcia has been an educator for 13 years and loves finding new resources to engage her learners. Ms Garcia also works hard to ensure her learners are getting innovative and proven lessons to help them develop core STEM skills and the courage to try them on their own.
EiE Resources for Teachers | Profiles | Implementing EiE | Professional Development | Engineering in Elementary STEM Education | STEM Implementation | EiE Ambassador | Tuesday, April 6
Ambassador Spotlight: Meet Mallory!
At the Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake, VA, the STEM Academy and Lab teacher is sharing her passion for EiE’s hands-on lessons, one class at a time.
Enrollment: 750 School Type: Private Grades: Pre-K - 12
Engineering in Elementary STEM Education | Tuesday, August 14
EiE Founding Director Published a Book!
Fifteen years ago teaching engineering to elementary students was considered impossible. Many people thought engineering concepts were too complex for elementary students to understand, but EiE’s Founding Director Christine Cunningham thought differently. She welcomed the challenge to develop age-appropriate engineering design challenges. Through this endeavor, she saw an opportunity to transform the way STEM subjects are taught overall. She formed a team here at the Museum of Science and dedicated countless hours to researching, testing, and designing engineering curricula. Now, she has published a book Engineering in Elementary STEM Education: Curriculum Design, Instruction, Learning and Assessment that builds upon the tremendous work of her team. Recently, I sat down with Christine to learn more about why she wrote this book and how she hopes it will help educators.
